Dwell and HEI's

[Sandy]

Well, sure if the modules are to be driven by standard GM reluctors and use
a standard GM HEI coil, no problem. But since we (maybe just me) want to
drive them digitally, and with a totaly different coil, it is something to
concider. I really don't want the automatic dwell control, as I will have
the CPU do it for me. I'm getting one tomorrow, and I'll smoke up a module
and a dual post coil to test it out. Anyone have some starting point for
duty cycles for testing?

Sandy

At 06:21 PM 2/20/98 +0000, you wrote:
>Why all the concern about dwell?
>My understanding:
>If there is too much, the coil gets hot and maybe burns up.
>If there is not enough, you get a weak spark.
>
>Gm  uses the same module - reluctor coil- Hi voltage coil etc. on 
>both their 4 and 8cyl vehicles.  Over a very wide rpm range. 
>
>Is anybody out there having a problem with dwell?
>
>I suggest not unless they are running a v-12 at very high rpm.
>
>Tkhat was one of the problems solved by electronic ignitions that 
>seemed almost impossible to economically solve with mechanical 
>points.
>
>Bob McKnight
>Phx AZ
>
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